Defragment a single file using FragExt

Posted on December 1, 2008 at 5:17 am

Defragmenting a hard drive in Windows is probably something just about everyone has done. I’ve written extensively about defragmenting files, including how to defrag the Windows pagefile and registry to increase computer performance.

If you are constantly copying, moving or deleting large files on computer, such as videos or movies, then you should probably read my article on how to automatically defragment your hard drive.

But all of the above methods will defragment your entire hard drive, which is great every once in a while, but may be a pain for someone who works with large files on a daily basis. A lot of time could be saved by just defragmenting an individual file rather than an entire hard disk.

FragExt is a freeware program that will allow you to defragment single files rather than entire volumes. It adds an option to your right-click menu so that instantly defragment files.

The program also has a file property extension for displaying all kinds of detailed information about a file or folders level of fragmentation on the system. You can also save this information as reports to the clipboard or to a file.

You can even view fragment information about individual files. It’s very easy to quickly see how fragmented a file is on the hard disk.

This program is really only best for defragmenting individual files and not entire drives. It does not have the optimization features that some of the other defrag programs like SmartDefrag mentioned above have. The main problem with this program is that if you defragment a folder, it will not defragment the sub-directories automatically. That’s why it’s best to use it for files only. Enjoy! Source: gHacks

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